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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 298 | 343 | 331 | 273 | 381 | 575 | 575 | 561 | 446 | 348 | 596 | 2081 | 7304 | 6214 | 3891 | 2576 | 1902 | 1415 | 1208 | 930 | 807 | 643 | 1454 | 1237 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:33AM 1.93 | 2:55PM 1.85 | 3:20AM 1.92 | 3:42PM 1.86 | 4:06AM 1.90 | 4:28PM 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:13PM 0.15 | 8:45AM 0.18 | 9:04PM 0.15 | 9:33AM 0.17 | 9:52PM 0.16 | 10:18AM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
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